Today's Labour News
This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
EFF calls for review of women's salaries so they can earn the same as men
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News24 reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party said in its Women's Day message on Tuesday that women's salaries should be reviewed so that they could earn the same as men for the same jobs.
Cut bigwigs’ salaries to fund free higher education‚ student union tells commission
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TMG Digital reports that the South African Union of Students (SAUS)‚ a federation of 26 student representative councils, called at the Fees Commission on Wednesday for free education to be provided to the poor and the “missing middle” from 2017.
NUM workers ignore court order and strike at Eskom power plants
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BDLive reports that workers went on strike at various Eskom-run power plants, despite a court order prohibiting union members from downing tools, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday.
NUM wage strike at Eskom interdicted
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Reuters reports that power utility Eskom said on Wednesday it had obtained a court order to stop a strike over pay by thousands of National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members.
Don’t panic, we won’t purge municipal workers, says DA’s James Selfe
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The Citizen reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has downplayed reports that it would be ridding the municipalities it governs of workers and officials whom it feels are incompetent or not qualified.
Koeberg safety officer suspended after drone crash at site not investigated
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TimeLive reports that Koeberg nuclear power station's safety officer has been suspended after a drone crashed on the site.
National Petroleum Employers’ Association (NPEA) sees drawn-out fuel strike
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Business Report writes that the National Petroleum Employers’ Association (NPEA), said on Monday that the wage strike by the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers' Union (Ceppwawu) was not coming to an end any time soon.
'Be strong,' Numsa urges workers involved in fuel strike
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News24 reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has called on workers taking part in the current strike in the petroleum industry to remain strong and resolute in their wage demands.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 9 August 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Thousands of NUM members at Eskom to go on strike on Wednesday
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Moneyweb reports that National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) spokesperson Livhuwani Mammburu confirmed on Tuesday that the union’s 15,000 members working at Eskom will go on a full-blown strike on Wednesday.
Employers not taking fuel strike seriously, says Ceppwawu
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EWN reports that the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) says the National Petroleum Employers’ Association doesn’t appear to be taking its national strike seriously.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 8 August 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 8 August 2016
NUM says Eskom willing to reconsider its 7% wage increase offer
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Fin24 reports that Paris Mashego, the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM’s) energy sector coordinator, says that Eskom will revisit its 7% wage increase and propose a new offer.
Twenty-three Tshwane bus drivers fired for thrice striking
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Pretoria News reports that the City of Tshwane has fired 23 bus drivers after they embarked on an unprotected strike for the third time.
Ceppwawu requests labour department to intervene in fuel strike
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TMG Digital reports that the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) has approached the Department of Labour‚ asking it to intervene and bring the petrochemical industry strike to an end.
Roundup of labour news on Monday, 8 August 2016
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of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 5 August 2016.
Are the mines finished laying off employees?
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City Press Business writes that the platinum industry shed roughly 20,000 jobs in the year to end March as the major mining companies wrapped up their restructuring plans.
R100m 'golden handshake' fund for councillors who got the chop and those retiring
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TimesLive reports that former councillors who did not make the cut in the 3 August local government polls will not be leaving their jobs empty-handed.
Eskom says operations currently unaffected by NUM wage strike
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Power utility Eskom, which on Monday celebrated one year without having to implement load shedding, says its operations have not been affected by illegal strike action at three of its power stations.
Icasa strike drags into sixth week
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Fin24 reports that picketing action by striking workers at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has stretched into a sixth week. Workers are demanding salary increases back-dated to 2015 and bonus pay from 2014.
Vuyo Mvoko to Supreme Court of Appeal to get SABC to reinstate him
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BDLive reports that senior anchor at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Vuyo Mvoko will be appealing to the Supreme Court of Appeal over the SABC’s decision not to put him on air, his lawyers said on Monday.
Ceppwawu upset that contractors delivering fuel to stations being paid handsomely
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Fin24 reports that according to a union representative, independent contractors delivering fuel to petrol stations as part of the contingency plan to prevent them from running dry could be receiving thousands of rands.
Metals and engineering sector ‘critical’ and further job losses possible, says Seifsa
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BDLive reports that the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) says the metals and engineering sector in SA is in a critical condition and it seems it will suffer more setbacks over the next six months before improvements can be expected.
As NUM members down tools, Eskom says strike action is ‘illegal’
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Reuters reports that workers downed tools on Monday at three power stations, with more set to follow, but Eskom said its operations had not yet been impacted.
Ceppwawu strike to hurt economy, warns Sacci
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Business Report writes that the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) warned on Friday that the wage strike currently affecting deliveries from oil refineries and fuel depots would have a negative impact on the economy.
Over 100 ANC metro councillors will be out of a job
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Fin24 reports that 106 African National Congress (ANC) councillors in six major metropolitan areas are set to lose their jobs following the results in this year's local government elections.
Cape Town paramedics consider downing tools over attacks
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Cape Times reports on another attack on an emergency medical services (EMS) crew, which took place in Browns Farm, Philippi, at the weekend.
Expect train delays in Cape Town on Monday after four carriages burnt
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Cape Times reports that train commuters in Cape Town on the Southern line should expect delays or cancellations on Monday after a fire destroyed four train carriages near Retreat station on Sunday.
No end in sight to strike in petroleum industry, with no meetings planned
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BDLive reports that the strike in the petrochemical sector enters a second week after negotiations between the union and employers remained deadlocked on Friday.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 6 & 7 August 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 6 August and Sunday, 7 August 2016